Festival · Beaune

Hospices de Beaune: Watch €18.75 Million Fall

The world's most prestigious charity wine auction since 1859, held every November. Nicolas de Chamfort presides over the sale of 60 hectares of Grand and Premier Cru Burgundy.

What to do there

FestivalHospices de Beaune: Watch €18.75 Million FallNovember 16, 2025. 2:30 PM. The hammer falls on the 165th Hospices de Beaune auction. Since 1859, this has been wine's most prestigious charity event - the 2025 edition raised €18.75 million, the third-highest total in history. The 'Pièce des Présidents' charity barrel sold for a record-breaking sum. Attending means witnessing living wine history, rubbing shoulders with Burgundy's elite, and experiencing the electric atmosphere of the Trois Glorieuses weekend. This is the Super Bowl of wine.

Wine bars and wineries nearby

Wine bar · Vosne-Romanée Vosne-Romanée: Taste What You Can Taste Burgundy's brightest constellation — Vosne-Romanée produces silky Pinot Noir with perfect balance, including Romanée-Conti, the world's most expensive and rarest pinot noir.
Winery The 20-Year Cellar: Your Burgundy Future Beaune's 12th-18th century Cistercian cellars (3,500 m² galleries) age Burgundy's finest—Albert Bichot's Hospices wines develop in dedicated chambers under Colbert winery, monthly tastings follow each evolution, racking & topping meticulous as 20-year futures mature in chalk darkness.
Winery · Volnay Volnay: The 'Feminine' Pinot Burgundy's most delicate Pinot Noir appellation — wines so feminine they wear violets on their nose, Volnay contrasts hard with its "masculine" neighbors Pommard and Meursault.